,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ffd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjbd,mr4 
,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4   
,durb91 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1     
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4       
,crapo1 ,ms4 ,butl]1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 
,wel*1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4
 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,wyd51   
,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,mrs4 ,capito7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
designation ( ,april z ,community       
,college ,mon? to celebrate m ?an #a1jjj
 in/itutions ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
support+ access to high] education &    
work=ce tra9+1 & m broadly su/a9+ &     
advanc+ ! economic prosp]ity ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  ,:]eas ! fir/ public community 
college1 kn[n today z ,joliet ,junior   
,college 9 ,ill9ois1 op5$ its doors to  
#f /ud5ts 9 #aija1 z an exp]im5t to     
accommodate ^? :o want$ to pursue a     
college education )\t leav+ _!          
community2 ,:]eas ! t]m community       

college 0 popul>iz$ by ! ,presid5t's    
,commission on ,high] ,education 9      
#aidg1 9 recognition ( ! community-c5t]$
 nature ( ! em]g+ sector ( in/itutions2 
,:]eas local community & educational    
lead]s ?r\gh\t ! c\ntry develop$        
community colleges at a dramatic pace   
ov] sev]al decades to in/ill civic pride
 & meet _! p's ne$s = educational &     
economic opportunity2 ,:]eas1 today1    
#a1jbf community colleges1 includ+ #iba 
public1 #cf tribal1 & #fi indep5d5t     
colleges1 s]ve #aj1bjj1jjj cr$it &      
noncr$it /ud5ts2 ,:]eas public community
 colleges are an af=dable option1 *>g+  
an av]age ( #c1iij = annual tuition &   
fees = 9-di/rict /ud5ts1 h an av]age    
/ud5t age ( #bg1 & (t5 s]ve /ud5ts :o   
are employ$1 l[-income1 p>5ts1 vet]ans1 
or ! fir/ 9 _! family to g to college2  
,:]eas community colleges are ! prim>y  
educational in/itutions s]v+ ! work=ce  
developm5t ne$s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
respond to curr5t economic conditions by
 educat+ pr(essionals 9 fields rang+ f !

 semiconductor & con/ruction indu/ries  
to nurs+ & o!r heal? c>e pr(essions2    
,:]eas #di p]c5t ( all /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates :o complet$ a ba*elor's degree  
at a #d-ye> college 9 #bjaf _h1 9 ! la/ 
decade1 be5 enroll$ at a #b-ye> public  
college2 ,:]eas ! m$ian di/ance f a     
/ud5t's home to ! /ud5t's local         
community college is only #aj miles2    
,:]eas #hb p]c5t ( public high s*ools   
(f] dual enrollm5t programs t all[      
/ud5ts to take college classes1 usually 
at _! local community college1 !reby    
(f]+ !m ! opportunity to save "t & money
 9 college & jump/>t c>e] exploration2  
,:]eas alumni ( community colleges      
g5]at$ #hih1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 add$ income to
 ! national economy 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj1 
or #d4a p]c5t ( ! total gross dome/ic   
product2 ,:]eas e doll> ( public fund+ =
 community colleges returns #f4hj 9 tax 
rev5ue g5]at$2 & ,:]eas celebrat+ ,april
 z ,community ,college ,mon? provides ! 
p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) an opportunity to 
recognize ! value ( in/itutions t h long

 support$ ?is c\ntry's prosp]ity &      
competitiv5ess & community vitality & t 
w be important to ! economic future ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,s5ate recognizes ! designation ( ,april
 z ,community ,college ,mon? to         
celebrate ov] #a1jjj community colleges 
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates s]v+ local &    
regional ne$s & /r5g!n+ ! economy ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates4